Siege of Pune
E281117
The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British occupation of Pune | 1 |
| Siege of Pune canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2585093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Pune Context triple: [Battle of Khadki, relatedTo, Siege of Pune]
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A.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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B.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Fall of Raigad Fort
The Fall of Raigad Fort marks the capture of the Maratha capital by Mughal forces in 1689, symbolizing a major setback for the Maratha Empire after the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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D.
Battle of Chandannagar
The Battle of Chandannagar was a 1757 British East India Company assault on the French-held settlement of Chandannagar in Bengal, which helped secure British dominance in the region during the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Battle of Kanpur
The Battle of Kanpur was a major 1857 uprising during the Indian Rebellion, marked by intense fighting between Indian rebels and British forces and notorious for its brutal massacres and reprisals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Pune Target entity description: The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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A.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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B.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Fall of Raigad Fort
The Fall of Raigad Fort marks the capture of the Maratha capital by Mughal forces in 1689, symbolizing a major setback for the Maratha Empire after the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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D.
Battle of Chandannagar
The Battle of Chandannagar was a 1757 British East India Company assault on the French-held settlement of Chandannagar in Bengal, which helped secure British dominance in the region during the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Battle of Kanpur
The Battle of Kanpur was a major 1857 uprising during the Indian Rebellion, marked by intense fighting between Indian rebels and British forces and notorious for its brutal massacres and reprisals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Maratha ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha forces
|
| combatant |
British Empire
ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| controlledAfter | British Empire ⓘ |
| controlledBefore | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Western India ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ Pune ⓘ Pune district ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | capture of Maratha stronghold of Pune ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Pune by British forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Maratha Wars
ⓘ
British colonial expansion in India ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance | consolidation of British control over western India ⓘ |
| stronghold | Pune ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Siege of Pune Description of subject: The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British occupation of Pune